U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

A -- DUAL USE APPLICATION PROGRAM (DUAP), SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (S&T) INITIATIVES SOL DAAE30-97-BAA-0100 DUE 042197 POC Paul Milenkowic, 201-724-5391; Shelley Czapkewicz 201-724-3985 WEB: Procnet, http://procnet.pica.army.mil. E-MAIL: pmilen@pica.army.mil, pmilen@pica.army.mil. The U. S. Army TACOM-ARDEC announces a program in the Area of Dual Use Application Program (DUAP), Science and Technology (S&T) Initiatives. This Broad Agency Announcement is issued under the S&T Initiative and is part of the Defense Department's DUAP which is contained in this year's Omnibus Appropriations Bill. TACOM-ARDEC seeks projects to create and develop new product or process technologies which have potential for both Army and commercial applications. If successfully developed, the technology will have both Army relevance and sufficient potential commercial applications to support a viable production base. The proposer must bear at least 50% of the cost of the proposed effort. There is no pre-set dollar range for individual proposals, however, the Government share contemplated is shown below andwill be provided within the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to be issued for each topic area. The topic areas for this BAA are as follows with the Government share contemplated shown in parenthesis: Non-Lethal Acoustics for Military and Law Enforcement Application($200,000); Deterministic Methods for Precision Optics Finishing ($2,000,000);Caged Molecular Derivatives for Explosives and Pharmaceuticals ($150,000);Development of Low Constant Flux Pulsed X-Ray Generating Electronic Source Operating at up to 320 KeV ($100,000); Process Improvement and Control in the Manufacture of CdZnTe X-Ray Detector Monolithic Arrays ($50,000);MicroControl Systems to Reduce Environmentally Hazardous Emissions ($100,000);and Environmentally-Friendly Alternatives to Chrome Plating ($100,000). There is no guarantee that awards will be made in each of the topic areas identified. The Government may award several proposals in a topic area depending in part on the cost of individual proposals and funding. Proposals received in response to this BAA will be evaluated by a panel of experts assembled at TACOM-ARDEC and ranked prior to forwarding for Army review and the DOD Steering Committee. The DOD Steering Committee will make the final selection(s) for award. It is contemplated that Cooperative Agreements and/or Other Transactions will be awarded as a result of the BAA. This BAA will be available on TACOM-ARDEC Acquistion Center's home page during the week of March 2, 1997; address is "http://procnet.pica.army.mil" or by contacting the point of contacts identified at the above address. (0059)

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